Firlej family

Firlej (plural: Firlejowie) was a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. Magnates in the 15th and 17th century.

History

According to Kasper Niesiecki, Ostafi of Lewart coat of arms came from Franconia, Germany, to Poland, in 1317, to serve Polish king Władysław Łokietek. He was nicknamed Firlej, and the name became his family name. From the 15th to 17th centuries, the Firlej family was a powerful magnate family in the Lesser Poland (Małopolska) region. A branch of the family became a vocal supporter of Protestantism in Poland.

The family went extinct in the 18th century.

Notable members

Piotr Firlej z Dąbrowicy (died 1499), judge and notary of Lublin, married to Jadwiga Osmólska h. Bończa
- Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526), Great Hetman of the Crown, married to Anna z Mielca h. Gryf
  - Piotr Firlej (died 1553), voivode of Ruthenia, married Katarzyna Tęczyńska h. Topór
    - Jan Firlej (1521-1571), Grand Marshal of the Crown, married Barbara Mniszech h. Mniszech, Zofia Boner h. Boner, Zofia Dzik h. Doliwa
      - Mikołaj Firlej (died 1601), voivode of Kraków, married Elżbieta Ligęza h. Półkozic and Agnieszka Tęczyńska h. Topór
        Mikołaj Firlej (1588–1635), voivode of Sandomierz, married Maria Amalia Mohyła and Regina Oleśnicka h. Dębno
        Zbigniew Firlej (1613-1449), starost of Lublin, married Princes Anna Wiśniowiecka h. Korybut and Katarzyna Opalińska h. Łodzia
      - Andrzej Firlej (died 1609), castellan of Radom, married Barbara Kozińska and Marianna Leszczyńska h. Wieniawa
        Andrzej Firlej (1583-1649), voivode of Sandomierz, married Helena Rohostajska h. Leliwa and HH Przyjemska h. Rawa
      - Jan Firlej (died 1614), Great Treasurer of the Crown, married Gertruda Opalińska h. Łodzia
        Henryk Firlej (1599-1635), Bishop of Poznań
      - Piotr Firlej (died 1619), voivode of Lublin, married Jadwiga Włodek h. Prawdzic
        Stanisław Firlej (died after 1659), castellan of Lublin, married Dorota Leśniowolska h. Roch II
        Jan Firlej, member of the Sejm, married Teresa Warszycka h. Awdaniec
        
        Piotr Firlej, castellan of Wojnice, married Agnieszka Bal z Boisk h. Gozdawa
        
        Mikołaj Firlej (1605-1640), married Zofia Skotnicka h. Bogorya
        Jan Firlej (died 1701), castellan of Sanok, married Weronika Wichrowska z Wichrowa
      - Henryk Firlej (1574-1626), Archbishop of Gniezno
    - Mikołaj Firlej (died 1588), voivode of Lublin, married Anna Sierzchowska z Sierzchowy h. Nałęcz
      - Zofia Firlej, married landlord of Wola Boguszowa Mikołaj Bogusz z Ziemblic h. Półkozic
      - Katarzyna Firlej, married wojski of Krzemieniec Teodor Sieniuta h. Sieniuta
    - Andrzej Firlej (c. 1537-1585), Royal Secretary and castellan of Lublin, married Barbara Szreńska h. Dołęga
      - Dorota Firlej (1563-1591), married voivode of Witebsk and Troki Prince Stefan Zbaraski h. Korybut and Grand Chancellor of the Crown and Hetman Lew Sapieha h. Lis
      - Anna Firlej (died 1588), married voivode of Brześć Kujawski Andrzej Leszczyński h. Wieniawa, great-grandmother of King Stanisław I Leszczyński
  - Katarzyna Firlej (died after 1545), married castellan of Chełmno and Sandomierz Stanisław Tarnowski h. Leliwa

Palaces

Ruins of the Castle of Dąbrowica
Castle of Janowiec (ruin)
Castle of Bydlin (ruin)
Castle of Ogrodzieniec (ruin)
Castle of Kazimierz Dolny (ruin)
Castle of Czemierniki
Castle of Kamieniec (ruin)
Castle of Pułtusk
Sanguszko Palace in Lubartów
Jabłonowski Palace in Kock
Tenement House Bonerowska in Kraków
Zbarski Palace in Kraków

Bibliography

Andrzej Przybyszewski, Firlejowie herbu Lewart, Radomyśl Wielki, 2008, ISBN 978-83-927999-0-0
Andrzej Szymanek, Mecenat kulturalny Firlejów ; Firlejowie w tradycji lokalnej Lubelszczyzny, Janowiec : TPJ, 2001, ISBN 8391362728